Director, Ocean Freight - Americas

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We are the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain & logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions. This executive role oversees all procurement and pricing activities for the TPEB trade, from APAC origins into North America.

The Director, Ocean Freight - Americas leads a team responsible for strategic sourcing, rate setting, allocation management, and commercial alignment to maximize profitability and service performance.

• Define the procurement strategy for the entire TPEB trade lane.
• Own high-level relationships with global and regional ocean carriers.
• Negotiate large‑scale volume contracts and secure space guarantees aligned with growth forecasts.
• Oversee all pricing strategies including spot, index‑linked, and fixed long‑term pricing models.
• Guide the pricing team to ensure market competitiveness while preserving margin.
• Supervise GRI, PSS, and amendment management across contracts.
• Lead and mentor a team of procurement and pricing professionals across North America and APAC.
• Develop training, SOPs, and performance management systems.
• Report to senior leadership on spend, rate competitiveness, procurement savings, and allocation utilization.
• Lead budget planning for the TPEB product and cost forecast modeling.
• Drive process improvements through Freightify, allocation dashboards, and procurement intelligence tools.
• Champion digital procurement and rate forecasting initiatives.
• KPIs:
  Total TEU contracted vs shipped, Net procurement savings, Revenue yield vs budget, Carrier partnership scorecard.

• Minimum 15 years of freight experience, with at least 5 years’ experience in procurement for the Transpacific Trade.
• Proven experience in leadership and organizational management.
• Strong market and competition knowledge to strategically plan the Ocean Product’s growth.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex data reports.
• Ability to build/foster relationships with ocean carriers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people to achieve improvements.
• Effective engagement and relationship skills to influence and execute activities that drive ocean performance.
• Outstanding organizational abilities.
• Aptitude in decision‑making and problem‑solving.
• Strong coaching skills.
• Target and deadline driven.
• Ability to hire and retain quality talent.
• Good Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Travel between 30–50% of the time across the globe to conduct audits and on‑site visits.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a bonus (Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Hindi).

Please note: This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) – DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.